Senior running back for Wisconsin. 2018: 108 rushing yards.
5′10″ · 219 lb · Chicago, IL
The story
4 running back for Wisconsin. 2018: 108 rushing yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearChris James
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 29 rush yds against New Mexico, Week 2, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 1,031 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 18.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 18.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 21.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 14.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 51 | 233 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 56 | 253 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 87 | 437 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 217 | 1,031 | 4.8 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wisconsin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs New Mexico | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs Illinois | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Rutgers | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-44@ Purdue | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | W 35-3vs Miami | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 23 | 108 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 |